Man wanted for assault on Rockford's west side apprehended after 3 hour search

Man wanted for assault on Rockford's west side apprehended after 3 hour search

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Vernon Smith, 44, after he eluded a perimeter search to find him Friday night, as part of a domestic violence investigation. According to the charging documents, around 8:47 p.m., Smith began "tearing things up" at a female acquaintance's house on Albert Avenue, destroying a television set and displaying a gun, before leaving the home on a bicycle 5 minutes later. A Rockford Police sergeant spotte…